Rajasthan bypolls: 5.35% turnout recorded in first two hours with voting underway in Ajmer, Alwar and Mandalgarh

Jaipur: Voting started on a dull note on Monday for the bypolls in Ajmer and Alwar Lok Sabha constituencies and Mandalgarh Assembly seat, which are being viewed as a semi-final ahead of the Rajasthan Assembly polls later this year.

An average voting turnout of 5.35 percent was recorded in the first two hours of voting.

Alwar recorded 5.42 percent voter turnout and Ajmer recorded 5.25 percent voting while the voter turnout in Mandalgarh Assembly constituency was 6.42 percent, according to the office of the chief electoral officer.

There are 39,02,168 voters and 41 candidates in these three constituencies.

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EVM machines with photos of candidates affixed them are being used for the polling.

There are 11 candidates in the fray in Alwar Lok Sabha seat, 23 in Ajmer Lok Sabha and eight candidates in the Mandalgarh Assembly constituency.